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    Have You Found Your Higher Ground Yet?

    Posted in Inspirational Music, Mindful Wisdom Notes, Personal Development / Self improvement, Quotes

    Have You Found Your Higher Ground Yet? “There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime.” – Maxwell Anderson Everyone can contribute, some can create, some can do, some can co-operate, some can facilitate. But all can be part of the movement to raise the level, moment by moment, piece by piece. Every day, little by little we can all contribute in some shape and form. Every small improvement, new habit formed and an old one forgotten all stack on top of each other to create the platform to…

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    Is It A Bright, Sun Shiny Day?

    Posted in Dreams & Inspiration, Inspirational Music, Mindful Wisdom Notes, Personal Development / Self improvement, Quotes

    Is It A Bright, Sun Shiny Day? Whatever mood you might be in just now, this song can’t help but put a great big fat smile on your face. The sun is always shining when you look for it, in one way or another. We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them.” – William Arthur Ward I’ve put the original Johnny Nash (live) version below with the later Jimmy Cliff one as it has the lyrics and uplifting video with it. So take your pick and enjoy        …

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    Is The Tao Your Way Of Doing Things And Is It Working For You?

    Posted in Law of Attraction, Martial Arts, Philosophy, Tao, Universe & The Way, Yin-Yang

    Is The Tao Your Way Of Doing Things And Is It Working For You? The majority of Martial Artists and others of course are familiar with such terms as Taoism, Zen, Confucianism, and Buddhism and so on as there are entwined with the history and indeed philosophy of the arts and indeed are of considerable interest. To follow Tao look within and return to the universal Self.” – Lao Tzu They are individually, of course, huge subjects with many academic writers and translators creating a vast plethora of work that could easily take a lifetime to read, digest, interpret and…

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    Mindful Wisdom Note Lakota Instructions For Living

    Posted in Mindful Wisdom Notes, Mindset, Personal Development / Self improvement, Philosophy, Quotes, Tao, Universe & The Way, Wise words from..

    Mindful Wisdom Note – Lakota Instructions for Living   Friend do it this way – that is, whatever you do in life, do the very best you can with both your heart and mind.   And if you do it that way, the Power Of The Universe will come to your assistance, if your heart and mind are in Unity.   When one sits in the Hoop Of The People, one must be responsible because All of Creation is related. And the hurt of one is the hurt of all. And the honor of one is the honor of all….

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    Mindset Mastery The Importance Of The Be, Do, Have Principle

    Posted in Dreams & Inspiration, Goals, Mindset, Mindset Mastery, Personal Development / Self improvement, Philosophy

    Mindset Mastery The Importance of the Be, Do, Have Principle Following on from the previous article in the Mindset Mastery series, let’s take a look at the infamous Be, Do, Have principle, its importance in your daily life and how significant it truly is in enabling you to shape your health, wealth and happiness through your holistic personal development. There is no short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation.” – George Washington Carver First let’s take a look at the phrase and understand how we usually approach it and therefore what results we can expect to yield from it….

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    Mindset Mastery Do You Have A Warriors Mindset?

    Posted in Mindset Mastery

    Part Two of this article is coming this week, so I decided to re output the first one beforehand so you can see what Part Two is actually relating to0. Mindset Master Series – Do You Have A Warriors Mindset? This month we are taking a look at the  Mindset Mastery series and taking a closer look in to a ‘Warrior Mindset’ and how we can use the ways of the past with the pace of today to our advantage. ‘Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to…

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    From Nothing Becomes Everything – The Story Of Svetaketu From The Chandogya Upanishad

    Posted in Mindful Wisdom Notes, Personal Development / Self improvement, Philosophy, Tao, Universe & The Way

    From Nothing Becomes Everything – The Story Of Svetaketu From The Chandogya Upanishad In Aldus Huxley’s – The Perennial Philosophy is an extract from the Chandogya Upanishad about a young man’s journey of education and understanding. It correlates most highly with the Universal Principles such as Source, Oneness and The Way, it is a delightful, revealing and inspiring story. I found a site which had the story on so have used their version and listed their address below, plus a wiki page for anyone interested in that. Let me know what you think of the story or if you already…

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    How To Use Zen Like Perspective To Become Unstuck Whilst Finding New Clarity And Solutions

    Posted in Balance, Tao, Universe & The Way, Zen

    How To Use Zen Like Perspective To Become Unstuck Whilst Finding New Clarity And Solutions Sometimes we can become stuck in our perspectives and struggle to make any progress in the way we view things on a daily basis. This can include your conversations and attitudes, your circumstances and things that happen and other areas such as your relationships and work life. Do not focus on anything in particular; instead, turn back into yourself slightly, and let your gaze expand and become more and more spacious and expansive.” – Sogyal Rinpoche A simple little exercise you can do is to…

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Quote of the Day – 22nd February

Today’s Quote Don’t gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold…” – Bob Marley      

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Have You Found Your Higher Ground Yet?

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Have You Found Your Higher Ground Yet? “There are some men who lift the age they inhabit, till all men walk on higher ground in that lifetime.” – Maxwell Anderson Everyone can contribute, some can create, some can do, some can co-operate, some can facilitate. But all can be part of the movement to raise the level, moment by moment, piece by piece. Every day, little by little we can all contribute in some shape and form. Every small improvement, new habit formed and an old one forgotten all stack on top of each other to create the platform to…

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Quote of the Day – 21st February

Today’s Quote What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  

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Quote of the Day – 19th February

Today’s Quote The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the ordinary.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson  

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Quote of the Day – 18th February

Today’s Quote All of nature begins to whisper its secrets to us through its sounds. Sounds that were previously incomprehensible to our soul now become the meaningful language of nature.” – Rudolf Steiner  

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Quote of the Day – 17th February

Today’s Quote Happiness radiates like the fragrance from a flower, and draws all good things toward you. Allow your love to nourish yourself as well as others. Do not strain after the needs of life. It is sufficient to be quietly alert and aware of them. In this way life proceeds more naturally and effortlessly. Life is here to enjoy!” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi    

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How To Use The I Ching For Insights, Improved Intuition And Your Personal Development?

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How To Use The I Ching For Insights, Improved Intuition And Your Personal Development? I Ching and the old ways As Martial Artists or those interested in Eastern Wisdom you cannot really escape the I Ching and possibly more importantly why would you want to? It is a huge gem not a little one. And for those who are not so familiar let’s start with a little potted history and then move on to why it is a very relevant aspect of our personal development journey. If that which is within is not right, it is futile to pray for…

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Quote of the Day – 16th February

Today’s Quote No amount of reading or memorizing will make you successful in life. It is the understanding and application of wise thought which counts.” – Bob Proctor

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Quote of the Day – 15th February

Today’s Quote Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” – Dalai Lama      

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Quote of the Day – 14th February

Today’s Quote Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela  

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Quote of the Day – 13th February

Today’s Quote You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.” – Michael Jordan    

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